Today’sAppsGoneFree:TheMagician’sHandbook,Preset,SongbotandMore

Lift the curse from the haunted valley, make your own photo filters, and find the exact song you want to hear with today’s collection of apps and games.

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iPhone:

The Magician’s Handbook: Cursed Valley (Full) ($2.99 → Free, 163.2 MB): Set out with your wand in hand and try to lift the curse from the haunted valley to discover its true name in The Magician’s Handbook: Cursed Valley from G5 Entertainment. Fans of hidden objects games who also enjoy adventure stories.

It features both casual and timed modes, allowing you to either play at your own pace or race against the clock to find every last object. The game also includes 13 levels, 12 mini-games, secret items to unlock, and achievements via Game Center.

The Magician’s Handbook: Cursed Valley (Full) is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4-star rating with a total of 100 ratings.

Universal:

Preset allows your photos to stand out from the crowd. It provides you with a set of 27 filters, which can be mixed and matched however you wish. Common gestures allow you to quickly swap, delete, and temporarily disable filters within their layer chain. Your favorite combination of filters can be saved and reused over and over again.

Preset – Design Custom Photo Filters is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4-star rating with a total of 20 ratings.

Wilbur has been using his magical powers for evil. He’s been traveling through enchanted worlds encapsulating their inhabitants within bubbles. Hold your finger to the screen and slide it to see where your shot will go. Release at just the right moment to fire. You must create matches of three or more to pop the bubbles. Try to dig deep within the bubble collection and break off large swaths to earn bonus points. You’re able to deploy special power-ups when the going gets tough to continue your journey. The game also includes the ability to play mini turn-based games through iMessage.

Bubble Witch 3 Saga is available for free today only (05/03). It has a 5-star rating with a total of 22572 ratings.

Songbot searches over 90,000 AM, FM, and Internet radio stations to find what they’re playing in real-time. All you have to do is enter the name of an artist or song you want to hear. If it’s available, it’ll appear. You’re also able to search for your favorite talk radio and sports radio shows. Songbot is even able to offer suggestions based on what you’ve listened to. The app includes the ability to favorite songs and stations, song history, and a list of the top songs.

Songbot: On-Demand Talk Shows & Songs is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 365 ratings.

Zero+ ($0.99 → Free, 2.4 MB): Swipe to slide numbered tiles in order to make them all zeroes in Zero. Fans of logic-based puzzle games.

The basic gameplay mechanics in Zero are simple enough. You must slide positive and negative numbered tiles around the board in order to achieve zero. The first few levels consist of just ones and twos, but things get crazy pretty quickly when large numbers and new kinds of modifier tiles enter the mix. Also, keep in mind that tiles won’t stop sliding unless they run into something. The game includes a total of 120 levels.

Zero+ is available for free for a limited time. It has a 5-star rating with a total of 54 ratings.

iPad:

The Magician’s Handbook: Cursed Valley HD (Full) ($4.99 → Free, 166.8 MB): Set out with your wand in hand and try to lift the curse from the haunted valley to discover its true name in The Magician’s Handbook: Cursed Valley HD from G5 Entertainment. Fans of hidden objects games who also enjoy adventure stories.

It features both casual and timed modes, allowing you to either play at your own pace or race against the clock to find every last object. The game also includes 13 levels, 12 mini-games, secret items to unlock, and achievements via Game Center.

The Magician’s Handbook: Cursed Valley HD (Full) is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4-star rating with a total of 549 ratings.

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